Linux And Friends

PyScrabble is an online, multi-player Scrabble game. To start playing this game, you have to first download and install the PyScrabble client program. If this is your first time then you should register yourself on a public server. This can be done from within the PyScrabble client software itself.

USBWebserver is a portable software that can be run from a USB Stick. It consists of the following applications. Apache web server, MySQL Database, PHP, and PHPMyAdmin. In other words, you got yourself a portable WAMP stack.

One of the most effective techniques of staying organized and being productive is by creating and maintaining a list of tasks you want to accomplish. You should regularly  track and update what is on your list and try to follow it within the schedule. Chandler is a software which allows you to do just that. [...]

BSE Sensex Toolbar is a free Firefox Add-on that displays the share prices of the stocks listed in the Bombay Stock Exchange. It pulls the latest share prices from either BSE, Google Finance, or Rediff Finance websites.

FBReader is a Free and open source e-book reader targeted at Linux, Windows, and Android users. Currently, FBReader works on Linux desktop, Windows XP/Vista/7, FreeBSD, and various Linux based mobile devices. FBReader also has a clone named FBReaderJ which is an e-book reader for the Google Android platform. FBReaderJ is a Java based software as [...]

Calibre is an open source e-book management application. It is available on Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux platforms. Calibre can be used for the following tasks. Organizing your e-book collection Converting e-books from one format to another. Downloading news from websites transferring documents to and from devices (Kindle, Nook etc) and Viewing e-books

GTD-Free is a free software which helps you efficiently manage your tasks by adhering to the GTD (Getting Things Done) way of doing things. The GTD model explained David Allen is credited with the creation of GTD model of accomplishing work. The objective pursued by the GTD model is not just to organize your work, [...]

A few months back, I attended a seminar on share trading and investing. Since then I have – in a small way, started investing in a few stocks. I came across numerous websites providing free portfolio management services. But I was on the lookout for a desktop solution – to track my stock investment. My [...]

RedNotebook is an open source diary & journal which is truly cross-platform – runs on Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux. Keeping a journal is a good habit because it helps you to collect your thoughts and look back at the events that shaped your life. I was on the look out for a decent [...]